Governor Granholm announced that Rochester Hills Hi-Lex Research and Development Center would recieved an Economic Development Job Training (EDJT) grant of $120, 000 to train 115 employees and five new hires in advanced manufacturing applications. Oakland Community College will provide the training.
Hi-Lex is a leading supplier of electromechanical devices and control cables. They supply their products to automakers and companies that manufacture recreational vehicles (boats, motorcycles, ATV's, golf carts). Their US parent company is TSK of America, which is owned by Hi-Lex Corporation, a global company based in Takarazuka City, Japan.
Established in 1978 in Battle Creek, Michigan the company expanded quickly and built a plant in Litchfield, Michigan and Queretaro, Mexico. In 2006 they expanded and relocated their technical center from Troy to Rochester Hills, investing $4 million in an 80,000-square-foot warehouse facility.
The training grant will be provided through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Source: MEDC and Hi-Lex
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